Primary adrenal sarcomas: A national analysis of epidemiological trends, treatment patterns, and outcomes.

Background And Objectives: Primary adrenal sarcoma (PAS) is an exceedingly rare malignancy with limited data available on its epidemiology, management, and outcomes. This study aimed to characterize the national incidence, treatment patterns, and survival of PAS utilizing a National Cancer Database.

Methods: The National Cancer Database was queried for patients diagnosed with primary adrenal tumors from 2004 to 2019.

Comprehensive value implications of surgeon volume for lung cancer surgery: Use of an analytic framework within a regional health system.

Objective: We used a framework to assess the value implications of thoracic surgeon operative volume within an 8-hospital health system.

Methods: Surgical cases for non-small cell lung cancer were assessed from March 2015 to March 2021. High-volume (HV) surgeons performed >25 pulmonary resections annually.

Socioeconomic Factors Predict Long-Term Quality of Life of Cancer Survivors: An International Survey.

Introduction: Despite advances in cancer treatment, the quality of life (QOL) of survivors varies significantly. We assessed the correlation between socioeconomic factors and long-term QOL in a global cohort of cancer survivors.

Materials And Methods: Patients were offered surveys via online support groups.

Minimally Invasive Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery at a Large Regional Health System: Assessing the Safety of Program Expansion.

Background: Complex, minimally invasive hepatopancreatobiliary surgery (MIS HPB) is safe at high-volume centers, yet outcomes during early implementation are unknown. We describe our experience during period of rapid growth in an MIS HPB program at a large regional health system.

Methods: During an increase in MIS HPB (60% greater from preceding year), hospital records of patients who underwent HPB surgery between 1/1/2019 and 12/31/2020 were reviewed.